GROUND SPEED FOR GRAVEL IN VEGAS: A STRONG RUN FOR THE JJR #41 TEAM UNDER THE SIN CITY LIGHTS AS THEY CAPTURE A TOP TEN FINISH ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE FVP PLATINUM BATTERY SHOWDOWN

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (February 28, 2019) – After a strong run
was cut short on Wednesday night, David Gravel and the JJR #41 were back at the
Dirt Track at Las Vegas for the second night of the FVP Platinum Battery
Showdown as 38 powerful sprint car teams registered to race at the half-mile
oval in Nevada. Philip, Tyler and Patrick rolled the Mark Burch Motorsports/Jonestown KOA #41 Maxim out of the hauler
and were ready to go racing in Las Vegas.

The driver from Watertown, Connecticut rolled his beautiful Logo Daddy Graphics/Buckwalter Trucking
Maxim into the staging area as he awaited his two time trial laps. He would
push off early and would take the green flag to start the clock. He had his Hoosier Racing Tires digging in and he
was making tracks and not looking back. When he took the one flag signaling one
more lap, he stayed on the loud pedal and the talent chauffeur hit each of his
marks. The second lap was the better of his two laps at 14.942 seconds, which
was good enough for fourth quick overall in Flight A.

He would earn a front row starting position in the second
heat race aboard the Durst, Inc./Weikert’s
Livestock #41 as he sharedthe
row with polesitter Ian Madsen. The heat race field was loaded with talented as
Carson Macedo, Aaron Reutzel, Cole Macedo, Kasey Kahne, Dominic Scelzi, Chad
Kemenah and Austin McCarl rounded out the starting lineup. When the yellow
lights were replaced with green ones, the air was filled with the raw power of
410 sprint car engines. Madsen seized the lead as Gravel found himself
embroiled in a three-car battle for the runner-up position with Carson Macedo
and Reutzel. Carson Macedo would take control of the spot followed by Reutzel
and Gravel. Gravel stayed up on the wheel and took over the show position as Ian
Madsen took the win followed by Carson Macedo, Gravel, and Reutzel with Scelzi
claiming the fifth and final transfer spot.

Advancing to the 30-lap feature event, Gravel and the JJR
crew readied The Boyd Family/KSE Racing Products/FK
Rod Ends #41 Maxim. Donny Schatz and Jason Sides represented the World of
Outlaws NOS Energy Drink on the front row as David Gravel was back in the
inside of row six beside Shane Golobic. Schatz led lap one as Gravel went to
work from the office in his Maxim Racing
chassis. David Gravel stayed patient and methodically worked his way through
the field showing off his Greber Racing Components
as the air flowed over the Vortex Racing
Products wing. As the track took rubber the racing was heating up as
Pittman passed Schatz for the race lead. Gravel was firmly entrenched in the
top ten as he looked to pick up more positions in the running order. The laps
were clicking down and before you knew it race leader Daryn Pittman took the
white flag with Schatz close behind. Schatz made the last lap, last corner pass
to capture his first win of the year over Pittman, Logan Schuchart and Ian Madsen
with Kyle Larson coming home fifth. Carson Macedo came home sixth and David
Gravel was seventh aboard the J.R.C.
Transportation/Tiger Towing #41 Maxim. David and the team were back on
track with another good run in the forty-one!

Gravel Sizzles to a Top Ten Finish on the Second Night of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown in Vegas!﻿